Gretchen Zimmermann

Gretchen Zimmermann

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Gretchen Zimmermann founded the Vallejo Arts & Entertainment website, joined the Vallejo Sun to cover event listings and arts and culture, and has since expanded into investigative reporting.

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  Feb 12, 2025

Upcoming Vallejo Events — Decades Dance Party returns for Valentine’s Day

Black History Month continues with a documentary about American street art pioneer Jean-Michel Basquiat....

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  Feb 05, 2025

Upcoming Vallejo Events — Art of the African Diaspora

Plus, uncensored comedy at the Empress Lounge with Louis Cervantez, Bong Robbie and Lordes Ayon....

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  Jan 31, 2025

Downtown Vallejo property owners decline improvement tax, jeopardizing restoration group

The Central Core Restoration Corporation has been funded through Vallejo property owners’ annual property tax bills....

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  Jan 29, 2025

Upcoming Vallejo Events — Winged Migration Festival soars onto Mare Island

Black History Month kicks off this Saturday with a screening of “Chicago Stories - House Music: A Cultural Revolution.”...

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  Jan 22, 2025

Upcoming Vallejo Events — Roller Derby at Solano County Fairgrounds

Plus, LaRussell will perform at the third installment of his January residency Sunday....

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  Jan 15, 2025

Upcoming Vallejo Events — Vallejo Symphony to perform “The Song of the Earth” at Empress Theatre

Indie After Dark debuts a monthly musical showcase at the Empress Lounge Thursday....

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  Jan 13, 2025

Vallejo casino project approved by U. S. Department of the Interior

Friday’s decision met with outrage by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation....

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  Jan 08, 2025

Upcoming Vallejo Events — Repertory cinema returns to the Empress Theatre

Plus, LaRussell will perform at the second installment of his January residency Sunday....

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  Jan 01, 2025

Year in review: Fresh faces will lead Vallejo in 2025

The new leadership still faces difficult issues that the city has grappled with for years....

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  Dec 30, 2024

Upcoming Vallejo Events — New Year Celebrations

LaRussell will begin a residency at the Empress Theatre on Sunday....

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  Dec 18, 2024

Upcoming Vallejo Events — E-40’s annual toy giveaway Saturday

Vallejo Choral Society will perform at St. Peter's Chapel on Mare Island on Saturday...

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  Dec 18, 2024

More rotten smells expected from Vallejo wastewater treatment plant for another six months

A maintenance project completed in October was expected to resolve the odors, but another piece of equipment was found to have failed....

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